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(NEW YORK) — U.S. gymnast Jordan Chiles could be one step closer to reclaiming her Olympic bronze medal.

In the ongoing battle to get back the medal that was stripped from Chiles after the women’s floor exercise final at the Paris games, her legal team said it believes they have new evidence to further support her case.

The Olympic gymnast filed a second appeal to overturn the decision to strip her of the medal, urging Switzerland’s supreme court to require the Court of Arbitration for Sport to reopen the case and consider what her attorneys said is crucial video and audio evidence.

In video footage that was filmed by a documentary crew who was following Chiles’ teammate Simone Biles at the 2024 Paris Olympics, her coach can be heard asking for an inquiry into Chiles’ floor routine twice within what appears to be the one minute deadline required by the committee.

The inquiry initially led the judges to award Chiles an extra tenth of a point increase that, at the time, moved her from fifth place to third over Romanian gymnast Ana Barbosu, who had already begun celebrating the bronze before Chiles’ adjusted score was posted.

Days later, the Court of Arbitration for Sport voided that inquiry and said the coach’s appeal to change her degree in difficulty score was filed four seconds too late and gave the bronze medal Barbosu.

The latest appeal was filed in conjunction with a similar application from USA Gymnastics, which told ABC News the video evidence “…Clearly proves Jordan’s bronze-medal finish in Paris was correct … as Jordan has publicly stated, the case at this point is about her peace and justice, and the right of all athletes to be treated fairly.”

Chiles recently choked up when talking about the controversy earlier this month.

“The biggest thing that was taken from me was a recognition of who I was,” she said holding back tears at the 2024 Forbes Power Women’s Summit.

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(WASHINGTON) — NFL Hall of Fame quarterback Brett Favre told lawmakers he was recently diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease as he testified Tuesday before the House Ways and Means Committee investigating Mississippi’s misuse of welfare funds — a scandal that has tainted the Green Bay Packers legend after his retirement.

At a hearing titled, “Reforming Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF): States’ Misuse of Welfare Funds Leaves Poor Families Behind,” the former quarterback said state officials “failed to protect federal TANF funds from fraud and abuse” and then attempted to blame him.

“When this started, I didn’t know what TANF was. Now I know TANF is one of the country’s most important welfare programs to help people in need,” Favre testified.

Favre, wearing a sportscoat, untucked dress shirt and blue jeans, told the committee he was recently diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease.

“I also lost an investment in a company that I believe was developing a breakthrough concussion drug I thought would help others, and I’m sure you’ll understand why it’s too late for me, because I recently been diagnosed with Parkinson’s,” Favre revealed.

This is a developing story. Please check back for updates.

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(NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Sunday’s sports events:

MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL

INTERLEAGUE
San Francisco 2, Kansas City 0
St. Louis 2, Cleveland 1
San Diego 4, Chi White Sox 2

AMERICAN LEAGUE
Boston 8, Minnesota 1
Boston 9, Minnesota 3
Detroit 4, Baltimore 3
Tampa Bay 4, Toronto 3
Texas 6, Seattle 5
LA Angels 9, Houston 8
NY Yankees 7, Oakland 4

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Pittsburgh 2, Cincinnati 0
Atlanta 5, Miami 4
Chi Cubs 5, Washington 0
Milwaukee 10, Arizona 9
LA Dodgers 6, Colorado 5
NY Mets 2, Philadelphia 1

NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE PRESEASON
Calgary 6 Seattle 1
Florida 3, Nashville 2
Philadelphia 6, Washington 2
Utah 5, St. Louis 3
NY Rangers 3, Boston 2
Edmonton 3, Winnipeg 2 (OT)
Florida 6, Nashville 2
NY Islanders 4, New Jersey 2
Ottawa 6, Toronto 5 (OT)
Vegas 4, San Jose 2

NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE
Denver 26, Tampa Bay 7
Green Bay 30, Tennessee 14
Indianapolis 21, Chicago 16
Minnesota 34, Houston 7
NY Giants 21, Cleveland 15
Philadelphia 15, New Orleans 12
Pittsburgh 20, LA Chargers 10
Carolina 36, Las Vegas 22
Seattle 24, Miami 3
Baltimore 28, Dallas 25
Detroit 20, Arizona 13
LA Rams 27, San Francisco 24
Kansas City 22, Atlanta 17

WOMEN’S NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION PLAYOFFS
Las Vegas 78, Seattle 67 (Las Vegas leads series 1-0))
New York 83, Atlanta 69 (NY leads series 1-0)
Connecticut 93, Indiana 69 (Conn. leads series 1-0)
Minnesota 102, Phoenix 95 (Min. leads series 1-0)

MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER
Philadelphia 4, D.C. United 0

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(NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Thursday’s sports events:

MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL

INTERLEAGUE

Baltimore Orioles 5, San Francisco Giants 3

AMERICAN LEAGUE

Cleveland Guardians 3, Minnesota Twins 2
Toronto Blue Jays 4, Texas Rangers 0
Seattle Mariners 3, N-Y Yankees 2
Tampa Bay Rays 2, Boston Red Sox 0
Houston Astros 3, L-A Angels 1

NATIONAL LEAGUE

Atlanta Braves 15, Cincinnati Reds 3
L-A Dodgers 20, Miami Marlins 4
Arizona Diamondbacks 5, Milwaukee Brewers 1
N-Y Mets 10, Philadelphia Phillies 6
Pittsburgh Pirates 3, St. Louis Cardinals 2
Chicago Cubs 7, Washington Nationals 6

NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE

N-Y Jets 24, New England Patriots 3

WOMEN’S NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION

Atlanta Dream 78, New York Liberty 67
Connecticut Sun 87, Chicago Sky 54
Washington Mystics 92, Indiana Fever 91
Los Angeles Sparks 68, Minnesota Lynx 51
Las Vegas Aces 98, Dallas Wings 84
Seattle Storm 89, Phoenix Mercury 70

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(NEW YORK) — Pennsylvania officially recognized flag football as a sanctioned girls’ high school sport in an announcement made by Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association, Inc. (PIAA), on Wednesday.

The girls’ flag football was made an official state-sanctioned high school sport after the sport met the requirement to have had at least 100 participating teams across the state, according to a press release.

The figure was achieved in April with the help of the Philadelphia Eagles and Pittsburgh Steelers, which launched girls’ flag football leagues in 2022.

“This is not just an important day for the Eagles and Steelers, but for the sport of football and Commonwealth of Pennsylvania,” Eagles Chairman and CEO Jeffrey Lurie said in the release. “When we launched our Girls Flag Football League in 2022, we set an ambitious five-year goal to get the sport sanctioned in our state. Now, here we are three seasons later and two years ahead of schedule. The sport’s organic growth is a credit to the participants, administrators, coaches, officials, and parents who helped raise the profile of Girls Flag Football.”

He continued, “We thank the PIAA for their leadership in recognizing a sport that has the power to unlock new pathways and opportunities for girls of all ages in every community.”

The sport will be officially available for high school girls in the state starting in the 2025-26 school year.

Pennsylvania has now joined other states, including Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Illinois, Nevada, New York, and Tennessee, in making girls’ flag football a state-sanctioned high school sport.

The decision will also unlock opportunities for the participants and school districts in allowing them to compete for a state championship and eventually create a pathway of talent for college sports and beyond.

Steelers President Art Rooney II, in a statement in the release, called the move a “groundbreaking moment for the future of girls’ flag football.”

“It has been great working with the Eagles to accomplish a successful ruling that will now give young girls the chance to compete at a state level,” the statement read. “We look forward to seeing how girls’ flag football continues to grow in Pennsylvania and worldwide.”

A growing interest in flag football, which is a non-tackling version of American football where players wear belts with flags on them, peaked this summer after the International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced in October 2023 that flag football would be included on the LA28 Olympic sports program.

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(NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Wednesday’s sports events:

MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL

INTERLEAGUE
Oakland Athletics 5, Chicago Cubs 3
San Francisco Giants 5, Baltimore Orioles 3
San Diego Padres 4, Houston Astros 0

AMERICAN LEAGUE
LA Angels 4, Chicago White Sox 3
Cleveland Guardians 5, Minnesota Twins 4
Boston Red Sox 2, Tampa Bay Rays 1
Detroit Tigers 4, Kansas City Royals 2
Texas Rangers 2, Toronto Blue Jays 0
NY Yankees 2, Seattle Mariners 1

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Arizona Diamondbacks 9, Colorado Rockies 4
Atlanta Braves 7, Cincinnati Reds 1
LA Dodgers 8, Miami Marlins 4
NY Mets 10, Washington Nationals 0
Milwaukee Brewers 2, Philadelphia Phillies 1
St. Louis Cardinals 10, Pittsburgh Pirates 5

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(NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Tuesday’s sports events:

MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL

INTERLEAGUE
San Francisco Giants 10, Baltimore Orioles 0
Oakland Athletics 4, Chicago Cubs 3
Houston Astros 4, San Diego Padres 3

AMERICAN LEAGUE
Minnesota Twins 4, Cleveland Guardians 1
Tampa Bay Rays 8, Boston Red Sox 3
Detroit Tigers 3, Kansas City Royals 1
Texas Rangers 13, Toronto Blue Jays 8
Chicago White Sox 0, LA Angels 5
NY Yankees 11, Seattle Mariners 2

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Cincinnati Reds 6, Atlanta Braves 5
Miami Marlins 11, LA Dodgers 9
NY Mets 10, Washington Nationals 1
Philadelphia Phillies 5, Milwaukee Brewers 1
St. Louis Cardinals 3, Pittsburgh Pirates 1
Colorado Rockies 8, Arizona Diamondbacks 2

WOMEN’S NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION
Minnesota Lynx 78, Connecticut Sun 76
New York Liberty 87, Washington Mystics 71
Atlanta Dream 86, Chicago Sky 70
Las Vegas Aces 85, Seattle Storm 72
Phoenix Mercury 85, Los Angeles Sparks 81

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(NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Monday’s sports events:

MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL

NATIONAL LEAGUE
New York Mets 2, Washington Nationals 1
Los Angeles Dodgers 9, Atlanta Braves 0
Milwaukee Brewers 6, Philadelphia Phillies 2
Colorado Rockies 3, Arizona Diamondbacks, 2

AMERICAN LEAGUE
Chicago White Sox 8, Los Angeles Angles 4 
Cleveland Guardians 4, Minnesota Twins 3
Detroit Tigers 7, Kansas City Royals 6

INTERLEAGUE
Chicago Cubs 9, Oakland Athletics 2

NATIONAL LEAGUE FOOTBALL
Atlanta Falcons 22, Philadelphia Eagles 21

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(NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Sunday’s sports events:

MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL

INTERLEAGUE
Minnesota 9, Cincinnati 2
Toronto 3, St. Louis 2
Pittsburgh 4, Kansas City 3

AMERICAN LEAGUE
Detroit 4, Baltimore 2
Cleveland 2, Tampa Bay 0
Chi White Sox 4, Oakland 3
NY Yankees 5, Boston 2
Seattle 7, Texas 0
Houston 6, LA Angels 4

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Philadelphia 2, NY Mets 1
Washington 4, Miami 3
Chi Cubs 6, Colorado 2
San Diego 4, San Francisco 3
Arizona 11, Milwaukee 10
LA Dodgers 9, Atlanta 2

NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE
Cleveland 18, Jacksonville 13
Green Bay 16, Indianapolis 10
LA Chargers 26, Carolina 3
Las Vegas 26, Baltimore 23
Minnesota 23, San Francisco 17
NY Jets 24, Tennessee 17
New Orleans 44, Dallas 19
Seattle 23, New England 20 (OT)
Tampa Bay 20, Detroit 16
Washington 21, NY Giants 18
Arizona 41, LA Rams 10
Kansas City 26, Cincinnati 25
Pittsburgh 13, Denver 6
Houston 19, Chicago 13

WOMEN’S NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION
Minnesota 88, New York 79
Indiana 110, Dallas 109
Atlanta 76, Washington 73 (OT)
Las Vegas 84, Connecticut 71
Phoenix 93, Chicago 88
Seattle 90, Los Angeles 87

MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER
Seattle 2, Sporting Kansas City 0

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